String display formats

String display formats can have two sections. The first is required and contains the format for strings; the second is optional and specifies how to represent NULLs:

string-format;null-format

In a string format mask, each at-sign (@) represents a character in the string and all other characters represent themselves.

Special characters for string edit masks String edit masks use different special characters. See “The EditMask edit style”.

Example

This format mask:

[red](@@@) @@@-@@@@

displays the string 800YESCELT in red as:

(800) YES-CELT